46.0500° N, 14.5164° E
LJUBLJANA
Most Famous People Born in Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Notable people
- 1,007
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1963
- Most distinctive
- Ski 29.4×
A small-country capital that somehow threads philosophy, Plečnik's inter-war architectural rewrite of the old town, and an Alpine athletic culture that produces Canoe, Gymnast and Handball benches many times the global norm. The Ski count runs at almost thirty times the baseline — essentially a country the size of New Jersey turning every lake and mountain into a training ground.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Ljubljana during each.
Notable Births by Decade
Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 163 notable births.
What Ljubljana Is Known For
Click any row to filter the list of people below.
Football is Ljubljana's biggest profession — 14% of all notables (137).
Ljubljana over-indexes on ski — 29.4× the global rate.
Ljubljana under-produces actor — only 0.3× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Ljubljana's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Sports
- Writing
- Politics & Law
- Music
- Science
- Art & Design
- Other
- Filtered to 1860s Clear ×
Fritz Pregl
1869 - 1930
Anton Ažbe
1862 - 1905
Ivana Kobilca
1861 - 1926
Rihard Jakopič
1869 - 1943
Waldemar Titzenthaler
1869 - 1937
Anton Funtek
1862 - 1932
Karl O'Lynch von Town
1869 - 1942
Ferdo Vesel
1861 - 1946
Etbin Kristan
1867 - 1953
Franz Naval
1865 - 1939
Konrad Zindler
1866 - 1934
Albin Belar
1864 - 1939
Anton von Premerstein
1869 - 1935
Franja Tavčar
1868 - 1938
Anton Gvajc
1865 - 1935
Richard Cornelius Kukula
1862 - 1919
Adolf Hauffen
1863 - 1930
Gabriel Franz Marenzi von Tagliuno und Talgate –
1861 - 1934
Sergiy Verigin
1868 - 1938
Josef Kollmann (Politiker, 1868)
1868 - 1951
Viktor Steska
1868 - 1946
Alfred von Schenk
1863 - 1952
Ferdinand Eger
1868 - 1948
Friedrich Ernst Brandt
1860 - 1921